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NICE, France (AFP) — People fled bars and restaurants in Nice in a panic Monday after a man fired a noisy but harmless alarm gun into the air in the southern French resort town, police said. Around a dozen people were lightly injured, some requiring hospital treatment, as people rushed out of bars and cafes fearing an attack, emergency services personnel told AFP. France has been hit by a string of terror attacks in recent […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has asked the United Nations to verify the planned closure of North Korea’s nuclear test site, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. Moon made the request in a phone call to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, a few days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the South Korean leader he planned to shut down the test site in May. “The president sought […]
by Clare BYRNE Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Nearly 200 protesters were arrested Tuesday after May Day riots in central Paris, where hooded youths torched a McDonald’s restaurant and several vehicles during a march against President Emmanuel Macron’s public sector reforms. Shouting “Rise up, Paris” and “Everyone hates the police”, around 1,200 people in black jackets and face masks joined the traditional May 1 union-led demonstration for worker’s rights, according to a count […]
By Melissa Allen EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) — Over 4,000 volunteers hit the sandy shorelines and parks of Hillsborough County to help with the community’s annual beautification effort, The Great American Cleanup, which was hosted by the local organization, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Alan Donn, a Board Member for Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, said that their primary mission is to educate people about the environment […]
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — The Lincoln Memorial is a reminder to the American people to always strive toward an equal, united, and free society. The Memorial overlooks the National Mall in Washington DC and the US Capitol, where the Worldwide Walk Against Poverty will start off on May 5, 2018. Some onlookers say that Lincoln’s hands suggest his demeanor. One is clenched suggesting strength and personal determination, the other one is open and relaxed […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republican (AFP) — The Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China and cut off ties with Taiwan, the Caribbean country’s government said late Monday — whittling down Taipei’s list of allies even more in the face of Beijing’s growing influence. “We have taken the decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, with the conviction that this decision will be extraordinarily positive for the future of our country,” an […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump opted Monday to hold fire on imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada, and Mexico for 30 days, the White House announced — offering key allies a reprieve during ongoing negotiations. Washington has also reached a deal with South Korea on steel imports, and “agreements in principle” with Argentina, Australia, and Brazil, “the details of which will be finalized shortly,” the White House […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s judiciary on Monday banned the hugely popular Telegram messaging app, which the authorities have accused of allowing armed opposition groups to fuel unrest. A judge in Tehran gave “the order to interrupt Telegram”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online news agency said. The move comes on the heels of a recent presidential directive banning all government workers from using foreign messenger apps to communicate. Telegram, built by Russian tech guru Pavel Durov, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The number of sexual assaults reported in the US military increased last year by 10 percent, Pentagon officials said Monday, attributing the spike to the fact that victims feel freer to come forward. The number of sexual assaults brought to the attention of military authorities was 6,769 in 2017, up from 6,172 in 2016, according to the report from the Defense Department’s sexual assault prevention and response office. For the […]
by W.G. Dunlop Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was confident his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will go ahead, as he talked up the idea of holding it in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas. Trump revealed last week that two or three locations were under consideration for the historic meeting — which would be the first between a […]
by Mike Smith Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address Monday he had new “proof” of an Iranian nuclear weapons plan that could be activated at any time, as the US considers whether to pull out of the atomic accord with Tehran. But while Netanyahu accused Israel’s main enemy Iran of lying about its nuclear ambitions, he did not provide evidence that it had actively […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The number of sexual assaults reported in the US military increased last year by 10 percent, Pentagon officials said Monday, attributing the spike to the fact that victims feel freer to come forward. The number of sexual assaults brought to the attention of military authorities was 6,769 in 2017, up from 6,172 in 2016, according to the report from the Defense Department’s sexual assault prevention and response office. For […]
